ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS USEING 30 -40 LORCETS I CHECKED MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL I HAVE BEEN CLEAN OF LORCETS EVER SINCE BUT, WHILE I WAS IN THERE THE DR. PUT ME ON 2-10MG METHADONE 3 TIMES A DAY. bUT NOW I AM HAVING A FAMILY PROBLEM. HALF OF THEM ARE SAYING THAT I'M ONLY ON THE METHADONE TO TAKE PLACE OF THE LORCETS. MY DR. PUT ME ON IT FOR SEVERE PAIN. SO HOW DO U MAKE UR FAMILY HAPPY WHEN THEY WANT YOU OFF OF ALL PAIN MEDS. I HAVE SEVERE BODY PAIN AND I NEED MY MEDS AND I DO NOT ABUSE MY MEDICINE.
Are you doing any kind of therapy for drug addiction other than the methadone?
Getting off the methadone will make the Lorcets seem like baby aspirin.
Educate yourself and don't rely exclusively on a doctor.There may be better and safer alternatives to control your pain.
If you were eating 30-40 Lorcets a day.......that's drug abuse and not pain control.Self honesty is the key here.Do you have any kind of history with drugs or alcohol?
Bottom line........Addicts will do anything to justify their using.Legitimate pain can be the #1 reason they never seek help.
It is possible for a recovering addict to be treated with pain meds but many parameters have to be in place first.
Maybe this applies to you and maybe it doesn't.You have to look into your soul and only rigorous honesty will make this possible.
If you think you might be an addict I would call this number and talk confidentialy with someone.
NA 24 hour help line..........18187739999
My Webpage
Educate yourself and don't rely exclusively on a doctor.There may be better and safer alternatives to control your pain.
If you were eating 30-40 Lorcets a day.......that's drug abuse and not pain control.Self honesty is the key here.Do you have any kind of history with drugs or alcohol?
Bottom line........Addicts will do anything to justify their using.Legitimate pain can be the #1 reason they never seek help.
It is possible for a recovering addict to be treated with pain meds but many parameters have to be in place first.
Maybe this applies to you and maybe it doesn't.You have to look into your soul and only rigorous honesty will make this possible.
If you think you might be an addict I would call this number and talk confidentialy with someone.
NA 24 hour help line..........18187739999
My Webpage
Hello JoJo,
The advice from Lisa and Tim above is right on the money. There is no reason for you to suffer if you are in real pain. However, because of your past addiction history, you must have safety gates in place so you don't fall into the abuse trap again. Lots of people have chronic pain that were addicts and take their medication responsibly so they don't fall off the cliff into addiction again. You should have a close friend of at least one person you can trust to hold your medication and dispense it to you on a daily basis. That and more importantly you need some face to face counseling to express your fears and other emotions to. You can even go to N/A and sit and listen. Of course don't mention that you are taking methadone, but there are still esperiences, histories and great sharing of stories that can help keep you well. If that is not for you a private therapist or your own doctor who Rx'd you this med should be able to help you. As far as your family goes? Yes it would be nice to have their support, but to be fair, they probably saw you go through the Lortabs like sweet tarts and you lost their trust. That can only be earned back by not abusing the Methadone and by showing them you are serious about your recovery. I'm sure that once they see you trying to get well they will slowly but surely come back over to your side. It just takes time JoJo...It's hard work, the hardest thing you will ever have to do. Whatever you do don't abuse or just quit taking the methadone, like Tim said, quitting Lortabs is like a walk in the park compared to quitting Methadone...be very very careful with that med..
Best of Everything to You JoJo
Jan
The advice from Lisa and Tim above is right on the money. There is no reason for you to suffer if you are in real pain. However, because of your past addiction history, you must have safety gates in place so you don't fall into the abuse trap again. Lots of people have chronic pain that were addicts and take their medication responsibly so they don't fall off the cliff into addiction again. You should have a close friend of at least one person you can trust to hold your medication and dispense it to you on a daily basis. That and more importantly you need some face to face counseling to express your fears and other emotions to. You can even go to N/A and sit and listen. Of course don't mention that you are taking methadone, but there are still esperiences, histories and great sharing of stories that can help keep you well. If that is not for you a private therapist or your own doctor who Rx'd you this med should be able to help you. As far as your family goes? Yes it would be nice to have their support, but to be fair, they probably saw you go through the Lortabs like sweet tarts and you lost their trust. That can only be earned back by not abusing the Methadone and by showing them you are serious about your recovery. I'm sure that once they see you trying to get well they will slowly but surely come back over to your side. It just takes time JoJo...It's hard work, the hardest thing you will ever have to do. Whatever you do don't abuse or just quit taking the methadone, like Tim said, quitting Lortabs is like a walk in the park compared to quitting Methadone...be very very careful with that med..
Best of Everything to You JoJo
Jan
Hello Jo Jo
I totally agree trying to get off methodone will make the Cets look like nothing.
I would like to suggest looking into switching from the Methodone to Suboxone.
It will help with the pain & is alot less (IMO) harmless than the Meth.
Do some research & see if maybe this would be better for your situation & also as always discuss it with your Dr.
I also agree with Lisa & Tim as far as F2F therapy.Whether that be meetings (such as NA)or private therapy.
Stopping the drugs can & to me is the easiest part...learning to live without them is what will be a lifelong battle
Good Luck & Welcome to the board
Mj/Sabrina
I totally agree trying to get off methodone will make the Cets look like nothing.
I would like to suggest looking into switching from the Methodone to Suboxone.
It will help with the pain & is alot less (IMO) harmless than the Meth.
Do some research & see if maybe this would be better for your situation & also as always discuss it with your Dr.
I also agree with Lisa & Tim as far as F2F therapy.Whether that be meetings (such as NA)or private therapy.
Stopping the drugs can & to me is the easiest part...learning to live without them is what will be a lifelong battle
Good Luck & Welcome to the board
Mj/Sabrina
Hey Jo Jo!
You're getting lots of good advice here. I've recently come off 30 lortabs daily and am on suboxone which (I think it was Sabrina?) was mentioned. Thats what I'm doing & my brother who's been in recovery for years backed me and helped me get on it. He financed it & researched it & even discussed it with his sponsor before doing it. My family (parents) however, do not agree. They even make me feel bad about taking paxil. So, I don't talk with them about it. I have chronic pain issues too & I think the sub helps a little. (Not as much as the Dr. said it would though) I take a non-narcotic drug for the nerve damage too, and lots of OTC pain relievers. My pain wasn't so great that I needed 300 mgs of hydrocodone though. But, no way could I only take the amount prescribed. No way! Tried & tried. Look into sub. But methadone is a maintenace drug too, if you can really take it as prescribed and you're not caught up in the vicious cycle of more, more, more, so what what your family thinks. I mean, not to be rude at all, but You have to look out for YOU and you in your heart know if you're doing right. And the sub is just another pill so your family (like mine) may only look at that part of it. Good luck, and I think Sabrina summed it up best when she said quitting the pills is the easy part, it's the living without them thats hard. I wish you the best.
You're getting lots of good advice here. I've recently come off 30 lortabs daily and am on suboxone which (I think it was Sabrina?) was mentioned. Thats what I'm doing & my brother who's been in recovery for years backed me and helped me get on it. He financed it & researched it & even discussed it with his sponsor before doing it. My family (parents) however, do not agree. They even make me feel bad about taking paxil. So, I don't talk with them about it. I have chronic pain issues too & I think the sub helps a little. (Not as much as the Dr. said it would though) I take a non-narcotic drug for the nerve damage too, and lots of OTC pain relievers. My pain wasn't so great that I needed 300 mgs of hydrocodone though. But, no way could I only take the amount prescribed. No way! Tried & tried. Look into sub. But methadone is a maintenace drug too, if you can really take it as prescribed and you're not caught up in the vicious cycle of more, more, more, so what what your family thinks. I mean, not to be rude at all, but You have to look out for YOU and you in your heart know if you're doing right. And the sub is just another pill so your family (like mine) may only look at that part of it. Good luck, and I think Sabrina summed it up best when she said quitting the pills is the easy part, it's the living without them thats hard. I wish you the best.
